Potential Premier League clashes: Summary of the next round opponents for six Premier League teams in the UEFA Champions League after reaching the round of 16 and playoffs.
On 29 Jan 2026 GMT+7, here is the summary of the next round opponents for the six English Premier League teams still continuing in the knockout stages after the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League group phase concluded last night.
1st place Arsenal with 24 points
3rd place Liverpool with 18 points
4th place Tottenham Hotspur with 17 points
6th place Chelsea with 16 points
8th place Manchester City with 16 points
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12th place Newcastle United with 14 points *Seeded team
Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, and Manchester City automatically qualified for the round of 16 and will face one of four winners from the playoff round, which will be split into two pairs in the upper and lower brackets depending on the draw.
Meanwhile, Newcastle is the only team required to play the two-legged playoff (home and away), but as a seeded team, they will face one of the two unseeded teams (21st or 22nd place) from the playoff draw.
Arsenal - Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Olympiacos
Liverpool - Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Club Brugge, Galatasaray
Tottenham - Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Club Brugge, Galatasaray
Chelsea - Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle United, Monaco, Qarabağ
Manchester City - Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Bodø/Glimt, Benfica
Newcastle United - Monaco, Qarabağ / (Round of 16) Barcelona or Chelsea
*Note: In the knockout rounds, teams from the same country can face each other, and teams that met in the group phase can meet again.
The UEFA Champions League 2025-26 playoff draw will take place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday, 30 Jan 2026 GMT+7. First legs will be played on 17-18 Feb, second legs on 24-25 Feb.
The round of 16 draw will be held on 27 Feb, with first legs on 10-11 Mar and second legs on 17-18 Mar.
